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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1581 By: Lawson of the House
and
Reinhardt of the Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to children; amending 10A O.S. 2021,
Sections 1-9-104 and 1-9-104a, which relates to the
Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account; authorizing
the Department of Human Services to allocate monies
directly or through a contracted entity; modifying
provisions related to the disbursement of funds by
the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth;
removing requirement to provide monthly
documentation; authorizing the Department to enter
into a contract with an eligible entity; modifying
date; authorizing the Department or an entity the
Department is contracted with to administer the Child
Abuse Multidisciplinary Account fund; authorizing a
qualifying entity to contract with eligible
providers; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-9-104, is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 1-9-104. A. The Department of Human Services shall
allocate monies available in the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary
Account (CAMA), either directly or through a contracted entity, to:
1. The Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Account (CAMTA) Fund
created by Section 1-9-103a of this title. Monies made available to
the CAMTA shall be used for the purposes of funding one functioning
freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team in each county of
this state, utilizing the funding distributions as provided in
subsection B of this section;
2. One hospital team pursuant to subsection E of Section 1-9-
102 of this title; and
3. One child advocacy center, accredited by the National
Children's Alliance, per district attorney's district. A child
advocacy center shall:
a. be eligible for Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account
(CAMA) funding upon accreditation by the National
Children's Alliance,
b. secure a third-year interim review to determine
whether the child advocacy center continues to meet
the National Children's Alliance standards in effect
at the time of its last accreditation. If a child
advocacy center fails the third-year review, the
center shall remain eligible for CAMA funding, but
shall have another review conducted in the fourth
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year. If the child advocacy center fails the fourth-
year review, the center shall be ineligible to receive
CAMA funding until such time as the center receives
reaccreditation from the National Children's Alliance,
and
c. remain the center for the district attorney's district
as long as the center is accredited and eligibility is
maintained pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-9-
102 of this title. If a center does not remain
eligible pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-9-102
of this title, endorsement by the district attorney as
the child advocacy center for the district may be
sought by any entity beginning with the calendar year
after the center is determined to be ineligible. The
two centers in district number (4) and district number
(13) that were accredited as of May 17, 2005, shall
continue to receive funding at the nonurban level.
Should one of the exempted centers close or no longer
meet the criteria for a child advocacy center pursuant
to the provisions of Section 1-9-102 of this title,
the center shall not be allowed to reopen in that
district or to receive CAMA funds. The remaining
center shall become the sole child advocacy center for
the district attorney's district.
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B. Funding distribution pursuant to the provisions of this
section shall be determined:
1. By multiplying the number of applicants in each category by
the corresponding weight as follows:
a. freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team - 1,
b. hospital team - 1,
c. nonurban centers – 4,
d. mid-level nonurban centers – 6, and
e. urban centers – 24;
2. Adding together the weighted results for all categories;
3. Dividing the weighted result for each category by the sum of
the weighted results for all categories; and
4. Equally distributing funding to each applicant in the
corresponding category based on the amounts obtained by multiplying
the total available funding by the calculated percentages. The
total amount for all freestanding multidisciplinary teams as
determined by the formula provided in this subsection shall be
transferred to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Account
(CAMTA) Fund established by Section 1-9-103a of this title and
contracts with each freestanding multidisciplinary team shall be
completed no later than January 1 of each year.
During state fiscal year 2019, the Oklahoma Commission on Children
and Youth may disburse to each freestanding multidisciplinary team
the remaining contracted amount of the freestanding
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multidisciplinary team award. The freestanding multidisciplinary
team shall provide the Commission with monthly documentation of
expenses as well as activity data and continue providing such
documentation thereafter. Beginning January 1, 2020, and each year
thereafter, the Commission may disburse the contracted amount at the
beginning of the calendar year to freestanding multidisciplinary
teams that are functioning effectively as determined by the
Commission pursuant to Section 1-9-102 of this title.
C. The Department is authorized to enter into a contract with
an eligible entity identified as a nationally accredited association
of Children's Advocacy Centers to administer and disburse funds from
the CAMA fund. By January 31, 2003 2027, and by January 31 of each
year thereafter, the Department, directly or through its contracted
entity, shall disburse monies from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary
Account to eligible child advocacy centers. A child advocacy center
shall be in compliance with the provisions of Section 1-9-102 of
this title to be eligible for Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account
funding. The disbursement shall be a single, annual disbursement,
for the collection period of the preceding year beginning October 1
through September 30.
D. A report issued by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and
Youth to the Oklahoma Legislature outlining performance measures for
all multidisciplinary teams, including those associated with child
advocacy centers, and recommendations on the funding formula
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provided for in this section shall be transmitted to the Oklahoma
Legislature no later than December 31, 2017. The Department, the
Commission, and the Children's Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma, Inc.,
shall meet annually to review and certify the amount of CAMA and
CAMTA funds to be disbursed.
E. A child advocacy center may carry over funding for a period
of one (1) year after allocation, such one-year period to begin in
January and end in December of the same year; provided, however,
funds not used within twenty-four (24) months of the original
allocation will be deducted from the contract amount for the next
contract year. If a center is ineligible for funding in an upcoming
year, unused funds from the current or previous years shall be
returned to the CAMA Fund for use in subsequent years. Funds not
used by a freestanding team by the end of the contract period shall
revert to, and be deposited in, the CAMA Fund.
F. The Commission is hereby authorized to receive five percent
(5.0%) in administrative costs from the CAMTA Fund. The Department
of Human Services is hereby authorized to receive one-half of one
percent (0.5%) in administrative costs from the CAMA fund. The
Department is authorized to administer the CAMA fund or to enter
into a contract with an eligible entity that is a nationally
accredited association of Children's Advocacy Centers for the
administration of the fund.
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SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-9-104a,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 1-9-104a. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth
shall Department of Human Services is authorized to contract with a
qualifying entity that is a nationally accredited state chapter of
Oklahoma Children's Advocacy Centers to administer Child Abuse
Multidisciplinary Account funds, and such qualifying entity may
contract with eligible providers as authorized by this act.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated
03/05/2026 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.